On Saturday, June 29th, local author Lois McMaster Bujold will be in the store to read from her brand-new, yet-to-be-published novella Penric and the Bandit. This will be the 16th book set in the fantasy World of Five Gods, and the 13th Penric story.  Lois mentioned on her blog, “As the title perhaps suggests, this one is in more of an adventure mode.” We look forward to hearing what is happening with Penric now!

MICHAEL MERRIAM reads Wednesday, July 17 from 6:30-7:45 p.m.  Michael Merriam is the award-winning author of the Weird West and Steampunk series Sixguns & Sorcery. His latest novella in the series is Terror at Tierra de Cobre, published by Queen of Swords Press. Michael’s work has appeared with Carina Press, Queen of Swords Press, and Uncanny Magazine, among others. He has published fourteen books and over 100 pieces of short fiction and poetry and his scripts have been produced for stage and radio. Like most artists, he has worked a variety of odd jobs over the years, including short-order cook, late-night radio disc jockey, international freight specialist, and manager of a puppet troupe. He lives in Minneapolis, MN, with his wife, housemate, a quiet dog, and a chonky cat.

Speculations is a co-production of DreamHaven books and SF MINNESOTA, a multicultural speculative fiction organization that also sponsors a midsummer SF convention, DIVERSICON. On August 2-5, 2024, Diversicon 31 and MYTHCON 53 are co-hosting a conference, “Fantasy in the Middle Lands,” with Guests of Honor ELEANOR ARNASON and BRIAN ATEBERY.

Add the 4th annual South Minneapolis Comic Book Crawl to your calendar! It should be a good day for deals (our sales TBD). For more information, check out the website.

On Wednesday, August 28 from 6:30-7:45 p.m., S.N. ARLY reads from her work.

S.N. Arly writes adult and young adult fantasy and dark fiction from her basement in St. Paul, MN. After selling several short stories in the traditional publishing model, she tried the indie path in 2014, which resulted in two published short story collections. Her indie-produced young adult series A Familiar Story debuted in spring 2019, with the sequel appearing in print just as the 2020 pandemic was getting rolling.
You can find her online at https://s-n-arly.com/

Speculations is a co-production of DreamHaven Books and SF MINNESOTA, a multicultural speculative fiction organization that also runs a midsummer SF convention, DIVERSICON.

It’s almost September. School is about to start up again. And pretty soon, it will be that time.

Time to clean out the garage for winter.

Well, DreamHaven has the same to-do list as everyone else, and we need to clean out the garage. So that means it’s time for a…

BAG SALE!

If you’re not at the fair on August 31st, come to DreamHaven and help us clean out the garage!  Buy a bag and fill it up! Stock up on reading for the winter, fill up your neighborhood’s Little Free Libraries, or insulate your attic – we don’t care what you do with it, we just need it gone!  Science Fiction, Fantasy, Mysteries, Thrillers, Sports, Romances, Auto Repair…whatever we have that we don’t want to sell in the store, it will be out there. Bring your family, your friends, your neighbors, your Little League Team…spread the word!

And just in case it winds up raining on August 31st, we have a rain date of September 7th.

Sidewalk not-sale of lots of FREE BOOKS!  Bring your bags, we still have books that need to go away!

On Wednesday, September 18th from 6:30 to 7:45 p.m., C.M. Alongi reads from her work.

C.M. Alongi is the author of Citadel and the Blackwing novella series. She also has The Witch Who Trades With Death coming out in Spring 2025.  When not writing, you might find her online handing out coffee and curses as the creator of the popular “CaFae Latte” series on TikTok and YouTube.

Her website is https://www.cmalongi.com/